https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/APklJ9VSlBA/anneka-treon RSS for Node Thu, 14 May 2026 12:45:55 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-05-11/interest-rates-the-fed-and-the-ecb-are-making-passive-investing-trickier https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2021-05-11/interest-rates-the-fed-and-the-ecb-are-making-passive-investing-trickier Tue, 11 May 2021 13:30:26 GMT Jerome Powell, chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve, speaks during a virtual news conference in Tiskilwa, Illinois, U.S., on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020. The Federal Reserve strengthened its commitment to support the U.S. economy, promising to maintain its massive asset purchase program until it sees "substantial further progress" in employment and inflation.